This policy provides the legal requirements on privacy of and access to information for ICC. The provisions of these laws as applicable to the college are the minimum requirements for developing College policies and procedures, and for dealing with the right of public access to information and the right of privacy of individuals.

F.E.R.P.A. (Family Education Rights & Privacy Act)

The Department of Health, Education, and Welfare issued, in the June 17, 1976 Federal Register, the final regulations for implementing the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-380, 513), as amended (P.L. 93-568, 2). The effective date of the Act as November 19, 1974. The amendment is popularly known as the “Buckley Amendment.” The June 17, 1976 final regulations contain all regulatory provisions pertaining to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act and supersede the earlier publications of regulations, providing the public with a single document.